About
The Serra Mesa Planning Group is a volunteer community planning group. The San Diego City Council recognizes it as an independent advisory body on land use.
The group reviews development projects, environmental reports and plan changes in and near Serra Mesa. It votes on recommendations and sends them to City staff, the Planning Commission and the City Council. They do not have to follow its recommendations.
The City Council recognized a Serra Mesa Community Planning Group by the mid-1970s. That group worked with City staff to write the first community plan, the City's long-range plan for land use in the neighborhood. The group was later inactive for a time. It re-formed and was recognized again in 1992, and again in 2024 under reformed planning group rules.
The group's bylaws provide 14 elected seats. Each of six elementary school areas has two seats, one for a homeowner and one for a renter. There is also one business seat and one nonprofit seat. Residents, property owners and representatives of local businesses or nonprofits can vote in the group's March elections or run for a seat if they are 18 or older.
Sources: Bylaws, 2025,History,1977 community plan,City of San Diego,2026 annual report
Taking part
- Attend a meeting
- Anyone can attend a meeting, and you can join most meetings online. The group posts each agenda 72 hours ahead.
- 3rd Thursday of every month · 7:00 PM · Serra Mesa–Kearny Mesa Branch Library(Google Maps, opens in a new tab)
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